05-16-2007, 08:34 AM
Quote:Glory to God, peace on earth, good will to all.
Okay Sis!
As far as I'm concerned "Hijab" began with Islam in the 7th Century AD. It was non-existent before Muhammad (PBUH). What I'm asking for is the Islamic theology behind it. If everyone from Eve to the Blessed Virgin Mary were Muslim, why wasn't hijab necessary for people in their time? Or was it? If so, how? What's the history of hijab <i>according to Islam</i>? I have my opinion but I'm searching for a scholarly answer from your end.
In that case I'm sorry. I took your post the wrong way. It happens! You take care too.
God bless.
assalumu Alaikom ..
You asked about the Islamic theology behind hijab, and the answer is to all the questions you raised are the following:
1. From Eve to Virgin Mary were believers in one God, in other words we called it in Islam "Taw7eed". All the messengers were believing in one God "Allah". This means that The word "Muslim" wasn't there at that time.
2. According to my knowledge, Virgin Mary wore the veil, or let me say she covered her hair and here body. It is not like the veil "hijab" that we wear in Islam but it has the same concept i guess.
3. The last religion on this earth is Islam and that doesn't mean that all the previous religions were wrong. Each religion was given by God to a certain group of people, but Islam was given to all human kinds. And you can get what I mean through reading the messengers stories.
4. As Islam the end of the religions, God concluded all the rules through the Holy Quraan and the Sunna.
5. The history of hijab begun when God wanted to make the Muslim women different than other women at that time of Jaheliya "before the presence of our Prophet (PBUH). Because when God gave us Islam, God gave us the speciality in everything. God was fair and wanted Muslims women to be more protected and more devoted to God and his prophet (PBUH). You may find what I am saying in the Holy Quraan surrat "Al-Noor" part 18, page 350. And also, it is found in the Quraan in other Surra but to be honest i don't remember it.
6. However, the explanation of what i just said is " let the muslim women wear Khimar so they will be different than those non-muslim women at that time who uncovered their hair and their chest and it was shown .. However, this is the verse in Quraan
that shows what i mean ..
" 24:31] And tell the believing women to subdue their eyes, and maintain their chastity. They shall not reveal any parts of their bodies, except that which is necessary. They shall cover their chests, and shall not relax this code in the presence of other than their husbands, their fathers, the fathers of their husbands, their sons, the sons of their husbands, their brothers, the sons of their brothers, the sons of their sisters, other women, the male servants or employees whose sexual drive has been nullified, or the children who have not reached puberty. They shall not strike their feet when they walk in order to shake and reveal certain details of their bodies. All of you shall repent to GOD, O you believers, that you may succeed. "
http://www.quran-islam.org/102.html
And the explanation to this verse is:
"[31] And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss. "
http://quran.al-islam.com/Targama/DispTa...=eng&t=eng
You may find through this link the whole explanation for the whole Surra.
7. The above evidences were given by God and also the hijab rule was given by our Prophet (PBUH) through Al-Hadith Al-Sharif when he told Asmaa'a Bint Abi Bakar not to show her body through wearing light dress and he pointed to his hand and his face, which means that these the only allowed parts for women to show.
The hadith i am talking about was taken from Sunan Abu Dawood
, and it is as follows:
Book 32, Number 4092:
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
" Asma, daughter of AbuBakr, entered upon the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) wearing thin clothes. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) turned his attention from her. He said: O Asma', when a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it does not suit her that she displays her parts of body except this and this, and he pointed to her face and hands. "
And, you may find more about the hijaab in Sunan Abu Dawood
http://www.muslimaccess.com/sunnah/hadee...d/032.html
I hope that I gave you a clear idea about why do God and his Prophet (PBUH) ordered Muslims women to wear Hijaab.
